Alpine vs Aylmerton

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Alpine, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Alpine: a median of $2.58 million, against $820,000 in Aylmerton, though rent is higher in Aylmerton. On these figures, Alpine tends to suit couples, while Aylmerton suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Alpine is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 52%)
  • Aylmerton has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Aylmerton

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($820,000 vs $2,575,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Alpine

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 12%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $430/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Aylmerton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Aylmerton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Alpine and Aylmerton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Alpine Aylmerton
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Alpine Aylmerton
Walkability 0 / 25
Alpine — Walkability: 0/100 Aylmerton — Walkability: 25/100
Safety 72 / 69
Alpine — Safety: 72/100 Aylmerton — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 17 / 21
Alpine — Low fire risk: 17/100 Aylmerton — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Aylmerton rents higher ($430/wk vs $300/wk); Aylmerton has more residents (195 vs 141).

Alpine Aylmerton
Population 141 195
+38% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% +0.5%
Median age 49 51
Median household income $119,132/yr
+20% vs other
 $94,900/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $430/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alpine Aylmerton
0-4 3.5% / 6.2%
Alpine — 0-4: 3.5% Aylmerton — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 11.3% / 4.6%
Alpine — 5-14: 11.3% Aylmerton — 5-14: 4.6%
15-19 9.9% / 4.1%
Alpine — 15-19: 9.9% Aylmerton — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 2.1% / 8.7%
Alpine — 20-24: 2.1% Aylmerton — 20-24: 8.7%
25-34 9.9% / 12.3%
Alpine — 25-34: 9.9% Aylmerton — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 11.3% / 9.2%
Alpine — 35-44: 11.3% Aylmerton — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 11.3% / 13.3%
Alpine — 45-54: 11.3% Aylmerton — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 22.7% / 23.6%
Alpine — 55-64: 22.7% Aylmerton — 55-64: 23.6%
65-74 9.9% / 11.8%
Alpine — 65-74: 9.9% Aylmerton — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 7.8% / 5.6%
Alpine — 75-84: 7.8% Aylmerton — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 2.1%
Alpine — 85+: not among its largest Aylmerton — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alpine 55.6% couple families
Alpine — Couple Families: 55.6% Alpine — Lone Person: 25.0% Alpine — One Parent Families: 19.4% Alpine — Other Families: 0.0% Alpine — Group Household: 0.0%
Aylmerton 34.4% couple families
Aylmerton — Couple Families: 34.4% Aylmerton — Lone Person: 35.9% Aylmerton — One Parent Families: 17.2% Aylmerton — Other Families: 7.8% Aylmerton — Group Household: 4.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alpine 22.7% renting
Alpine — Owned Outright: 47.7% Alpine — Mortgage: 29.5% Alpine — Renting: 22.7%
Aylmerton 11.5% renting
Aylmerton — Owned Outright: 33.3% Aylmerton — Mortgage: 55.1% Aylmerton — Renting: 11.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Alpine Aylmerton
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 18.5%
Alpine — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Aylmerton — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 11.3%
Alpine — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Aylmerton — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.1% / 9.7%
Alpine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1% Aylmerton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 2.1%
Alpine — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Aylmerton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 2.1%
Alpine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Aylmerton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Alpine Aylmerton
England — / 6.7%
Alpine — England: not among its largest Aylmerton — England: 6.7%
New Zealand 2.8% / 2.1%
Alpine — New Zealand: 2.8% Aylmerton — New Zealand: 2.1%
France — / 4.1%
Alpine — France: not among its largest Aylmerton — France: 4.1%
Indonesia 3.5% / —
Alpine — Indonesia: 3.5% Aylmerton — Indonesia: not among its largest
Germany — / 2.6%
Alpine — Germany: not among its largest Aylmerton — Germany: 2.6%
Lebanon — / 2.6%
Alpine — Lebanon: not among its largest Aylmerton — Lebanon: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alpine 88.5% houses
Alpine — Houses: 88.5% Alpine — Flats / Apartments: 11.5%
Aylmerton 100.0% houses
Aylmerton — Houses: 100.0% Aylmerton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Alpine Aylmerton
Median house price $2,575,000 $820,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $160,000 —

Zoning mix

Alpine has more land zoned for conservation (81% vs 60%).

Alpine Aylmerton
Environmental 81% 60%
Rural and farming 16% 25%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 11%
Residential 0% 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Alpine Aylmerton
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +6%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Alpine Aylmerton
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW

Liveability

Aylmerton is more walkable (25 vs 0).

Alpine Aylmerton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Alpine Aylmerton
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
79/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Alpine Aylmerton
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Alpine Aylmerton
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Alpine Aylmerton
Walkability score 0/100 25/100
Distance to Sydney 106.7 km 106.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 79 min 78 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2575
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2575
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Alpine Aylmerton
Car (driver) 66.1% / 78.4%
Alpine — Car (driver): 66.1% Aylmerton — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 33.9% / 17.6%
Alpine — Worked from Home: 33.9% Aylmerton — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Alpine — Car (passenger): not among its largest Aylmerton — Car (passenger): 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Alpine Aylmerton
Elevation 604 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 587 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.6 km 35.9 km

NBN connectivity

Alpine Aylmerton
Connectivity score 29/100 43/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 0%
98 premises

Climate

Alpine Aylmerton
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Alpine Aylmerton
PM2.5 5.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.45 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Alpine Aylmerton
Average residential rate $2,072/yr
same for both
Council Wingecarribee
same for both

Federal electorate

Alpine Aylmerton
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alpine Aylmerton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Aylmerton

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